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Opponents Hail Withdrawal Of Proposed Ashokan Hydroelectric Project

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A company that sought to build a hydroelectric facility using the Ashokan Reservoir in the Catskills has withdrawn its proposal, citing strong opposition as one reason. While the company intends to propose a similar project elsewhere in the New York City watershed, opponents are celebrating news of the Ashokan project’s demise.
In an April 12 letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, California-based Premium Energy Holdings Managing Director Victor Rojas said the company would withdraw its preliminary permit application for the Ashokan Pumped Storage Project.
“Well, right now we decided to just say, close the Ashokan initial project, the way it was presented to FERC in the application and just to start all over again, first, with the consulting with the communities and doing all the legwork first with the New York City and everybody else that are the main stakeholders,” Rojas says. ....

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Proposed hydroelectric plant near Ashokan Reservoir shifts location after stiff opposition

Proposed hydroelectric plant near Ashokan Reservoir shifts location after stiff opposition
Concerns over displacing residents, potential contamination of NYC drinking water
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A California energy company scrapped its proposed plan to site a hydroelectric plant on the Ashokan Reservoir after opposition from the local community and NYC. The reservoir is a major source of drinking water to the city’s residents.MediaNews Group/Daily Freeman via Getty Images
A proposed plan to build a hydroelectric plant at the Ashokan Reservoir a major recreation area in Ulster County and supplier of approximately 40 percent of New York City’s drinking water is now shifting locations after local residents fought the announced plans by an out-of-state energy company. ....

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